Does anyone know if waiters and waitresses will be paid more hourly by their employers if the minimum goes up?

Question

I'm only asking because it did not go up after the last minimum wage hike. If it does not go up again, will the average tip go from 20% to 25%?

Answer 1

If your hourly pay is based on the minimum wage then, yes, your pay will be adjusted when the pay hike goes into effect.
By Federal Wage Laws, your employer will be required to do this but some States have different rules for tipped employees.
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Which State are you working in?

You know that tips are voluntary right? Determined by the quality of service. There's no Federal mandate that says customers are "required" to tip 20 or 25%.

If you failed to get an increase in the last minimum wage hike, depending on the State you work in, you should contact the Department of Labor for that State and talk with them.
For example, here's the one for Massachussetts:
http://www.mass.gov/dos/mw/mw_faq.htm

Notice this in that link:
2. Can tipped employees be paid a different minimum wage?
Yes, the minimum wage for tipped employees (employees who receive more than $20 a month in tips) is $2.63 per hour.
Something like this might apply in your State also.

Answer 2

Yes they minimum wage for the Service people should go
automatically up too. It always lugs behind the regular minimum wage, but it should go up by 25 cents too.

Answer 3

My neice is a waitress. She makes around $200 a day, $1000 a week. She puts her paycheck into savings.